I had a really nice (I thought) good looking Highlander sword (not MacLeod'S). But I couldn't play "There can be only One" because the handle was so painful to hold. It was really ornate and LOOKED good, but was a terror to grip. Well along came Patty's Nephew and HE liked it, even the handle, so away it went to another home.

BTW I do have a Honshu "Tactical Wakizashi" that looks nice and is pretty sharp and handles pretty well (hence my desire for a 21 inch blade) but the handle (Tsuka) is very hard and kinda rough on the hands doing certain things. PLUS the FULL TANG is a LOT larger (Height wise) so I am so scared that it is just welded on to the blade under the guard (Tsuba) If it weren't for that I wouldn't be looking for a "Real" One.